When my friend and snowflake-whisperer, Don Komarechka, asked me to be a guest on his weekly podcast, a big smile formed on my face. I love geeking out on photo tech and one of the best places to do so is on Don's weekly podcast, Photo Geek Weekly. The episode covers some really meaty topics, including the allegations of Peter [...]

Last month, Nicole and I took a very last-minute trip to Tokyo with the intent of exploring and photographing the bustling city. I knew that the bulk of what I'd be shooting would be considered street photography and because I'd be on my feet for hours on end, it was important to be smart about the gear I packed. The [...]

INBOX INSPIRATION BONUS DOWNLOAD Members get free access to download the Adobe Lightroom Presets and Follow-along Photos for all Photo Redux episodes. DOWNLOAD NOW I wanted to try something a bit different with the third episode of Photo Redux. While I normally show a screencast of how I edit my photos, I thought [...]

I admit that I get distracted pretty easily, especially when I'm flying my DJI Mavic Pro drone. Often times, I'll only pack that and no other camera gear because I want to focus all of my attention of flying and not changing between using that and my camera. So, when I saw that Peak Design released the svelte Everyday Sling [...]

I'll just come out and say it. I absolutely love Peak Design. But it's not just the products that I love. It's the whole package. The people who work there, the culture, and the causes they so transparently and strongly advocate for makes me proud to wear and use their gear. It also makes me want to go above and [...]

For the longest time, I've managed a page on this blog that serves as a laundry list of the photo gear I use. It was an easy place to point people to whenever the question about camera bodies and lenses came up. It is also a decent way to earn some incremental revenue because each of the products leverage affiliate [...]

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